Seiko Arctura SNL003 Wrist Watch for Men

Pros: Design. Glass. Solid Build Quality.
Cons: Weight. Stopwatch is not easy to read

I chose this watch as a Christmas present 2 years ago. I was driven by its stylish design and chronograph feature, powered by Seiko’s patented Kinetic movement. The full face of the watch represents the second hand for the stopwatch. There are very ...

Pros: Styling Durability of titanium band and body is outstanding
Cons: Kinetic movement has not be reliable or cost effective

I purchased a Seiko Kinetic Titanium about 7 years ago. After about 3.5 years, the "storage cell" began to fail and the watch would not maintain a charge. The cell was replaced for $100 by Seiko's US service arm, Coserv. Two years later, same thing. This time, I had my neighbor, a local watchmaker, replace the cell. Here it is a year later and the watch is again failing to hold a charge.

My personal experience with a Seiko Kinetic watch had not been a good one. While I love the styling and especially the durability of a pure titanium watch, I cannot recommend the Kinetic movement. My previous Seiko watch was battery-powered so every couple years, I would have the battery replaced for less than $10. With the Kinetic, I have spent $150 over the lifetime of the watch for repairs and I am again facing a repair bill.

Pros: Sleek, fashionable
Cons: Crystal reflects light pretty good, can be hard to read.

I won this watch in a silent auction...for $175...so looking around the web it was almost giveaway price. Easy to use, sturdy watch. big buttons, easy to use crown. Sized a little small for big guys, consider one or two links additional.